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Capitol Hill: The capital of mixed-use projects

It seems like every week the Department of Planning and Development’s Design Review Board posts notice for a meeting about another mixed-use project on Capitol Hill. Last week, there were two.

The Board will meet Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the two projects and hear public comment. The meeting is at the Seattle University Alumni Relations and Admissions Building at 824 12th Ave.

The first project on the docket is a proposal for 412 Broadway. The project would be a 6-story building with 6,700 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 99 apartments above. There would be 117 parking spaces below.

While not technically in the Capitol Hill neighborhood (it’s more like First Hill), it’s just a couple minutes’ walk to the heart of the Hill.

The second item on the agenda is proposal for 1111 East Union Street. The project would be a six-story building with more than 8,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level and 105 apartments above. There would be 77 parking spaces below. The existing structures on the site, including the Buzz Stop espresso stand, would be demolished.

Neither project is in the Pike-Pine corridor, where these types of developments have drawn some protest from neighbors.

Similar projects are in the pipeline at 230 Broadway, 1530 11th Avenue and 1222 East Madison Street, to name a few.

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